Author: Dean Rouseberg
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Learn how to cook "Mistakes we make in the kitchen - Part Two". Delicious recipe.
When we are in a hurry, we often want to put all the products in the pot and let the soup or other dish be prepared on the stove.
This is sometimes possible, but not when we use tomatoes. To avoid mistakes, you need to know that the acid (rich in tomatoes) speeds up the process of cooking meat, but does not help vegetables. Therefore, if you are making soup, tomatoes or tomato paste should be added after the cabbage, potatoes and carrots are already cooked.
In case you stew meat, it is better to put tomatoes in the beginning, so it will become even softer.
In an effort to use more useful products, we often reach for olive oil, extra virgin. But it is not suitable for frying, because when heated we risk spoiling the taste of the oil, it acquires the taste of burnt and serve a portion of carcinogens. If you like to use olive oil for frying, bet on plain refined.
The only answer to this question is "No!" The habit of washing dates back to the time when pasta was made only from wheat flour, so it sticks together when cooked.
Today, durum wheat is used in the production of these products and pasta does not stick if cooked in a large amount of water without a lid.
In case there is sticking, add a little oil or butter to the water. The broth can then be used to make a sauce for the pasta.